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OF TEXAS. 


Third Series, Vol. 6. October, 1, 1920. H | No. 11 


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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT 
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THE FARM eo DIVISION 


THE SUMMER SESSION 


To continue for four weeks during July, 1921. 
Exact dates to be announced later. 


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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. 


Published twice a month by the Agricultural and Me- 
chanical College. 


Entered as second class mail matter August ie 
1913, at the postoffice at College Station, Texas, under 
the Act of August 24, 1912. 


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THE FARM BOYS’ DIVISION OF THE 
SUMMER SESSION. 


The authorities of the Agricultural 
and Mechanical College of Texas have 
decided to add a new Division to the 
work of the Summer Session. This Di- 
vision will be known as the Farm Boys’ 
Division, and the work will cover a peri- 
od of four weeks. 


The object of this Division is to of- 
fer to boys, not under fourteen or over 
eighteen years of age, elementary, but 
practical courses in subjects relating to 
farm life. 


For several years there has been 
growing, throughout the State, a feel- 
ing that our farm boys should be given 
better opportunities for securing special 
training in agricultural and farm-life 
subjects. A great majority of these 
boys have not had access to schools of 
sufficient grade to enable them to enter 
college courses, and it is to meet their 
needs for practical instruction in agri- 
culture that the Farm Boys’ Division 
has been added to the work of the Sum- 
mer Session. 


Courses will be given covering the 
following important Divisions of agri- 
culture: 

Animal Husbandry, including the 
judging, feeding, care and management 
of a of the different classes of live 
stock. 


Agronomy, including a special study 
of the tillage practices involved in the 


production of farm crops, crop rotation, 
and seed.selection. 

Dairy Husbandry, including the judg- 
ing, feeding, care, and management of 
dairy cattle; also the testing and care of 
dairy products and the making of farm 
butter. 

Poultry Husbandry, including a study 
of the different breeds of farm poultry 
and special instruction in the care and 
management of farm poultry. 

Horticulture, including budding and 
grafting, vegetable gardening, and the 
care of the orchard. 

Agricultural Engineering, including 
instruction in farm terracing, farm ma- 
chinery, gas engines, belt lacing and 
rope tying. 

In addition to the work outlined 
above, a series of special lectures will 
be delivered on important phases of 
rural sanitation. 

The work of the Farm Boys’ Division 
will be given in the form of general lec- 
tures and demonstrations. Much of the 
time will be devoted to closely super- 
vised practice work by the students. 
Every effort will be put forth to make 
the work as practical and as interesting 
as possible. 

Recreation: Special forms of enter- 
tainment and recreation will be provid- 
ed. These will include free motion pic- 
ture shows in an open air theatre. The 
large Y. M. C. A. swimming pool will 
furnish excellent swimming facilities. 
All forms of out-door games and ath- 
letics will be encouraged. 


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al facilities of the ace = eacastite 
will be placed at the disposal of the stu- 
dents of this Division. These include 
all the improved breeds of live stock and 
poultry, the agronomy and horticultural 
greenhouses, the agronomy field labora- 
tory, the vegetable garden, orchards, 
vineyard, and flower gardens, and the 
large. collection of improved farm ma- 
chinery, gas engines and tractors which 
has been assembled by the Department 
of Agricultural Engineering. 

Room and Board: The students of 
this Division will room in the college 
dormitories and will take their meals in 
the college mess hall. Special officers of 
the college will have direct supervision 
of the boys during their stay here. They 
will room in the dormitories with them, 
and will at all times, look after their wel- 
fare. 

A more detailed statement of the work 
of this Division, and information as to 
dates, expenses and so forth, will be 
given in the Summer Session catalogue, 
which will be available for distribution 
about January 1, 1921. It is probable 
that the work of this Division will be 
given for four weeks during the month 
of July. 

For. additional information, or for a 
Summer Session catalogue, apply to the 
Director of the Summer Session or to 
the Registrar, College Station, Texas. 


